Filer CityMI
A town settled in 1868, now home to 178 people.
Is Filer City a good place to live?
4% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Filer City, below both Michigan’s towns (26%) and U.S. towns (29%). Filer City has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
178 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Filer City: who provides what
Filer City is unincorporated, so Manistee County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Filer City.
Filer City has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Half commute less than 4 miles. The average commute in Filer City is 17 minutes. The top destinations are Manistee (25%), Manistee Township (25%) and Traverse City (8%). Filer City: 2.8% of residents live below the poverty line.
| Filer City | Typical Michigan town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 17 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 2.8% | 8.9% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
Snowy winters and pleasant summers in Filer City
Expect July afternoons of 79° and January nights of 17°, with about 92 inches of snow a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Filer City stands out in Michigan and nationally, with the FEMA risk score higher than most
82% of Filer City’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by cold waves at 6%. Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 66% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
How healthy Filer City is
In Filer City, 38% of adults have high blood pressure. This Michigan town does better than the Michigan average on 4 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 1. Among adults here, 18% binge drink and 31% feel lonely.
| Filer City | Typical Michigan town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 34% | 36% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 17% | 16% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 32% | 33% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 36% | 35% |
| What stands out | Filer City | MI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 9% | 11.9% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 6.6% | 8.7% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11.3% | 8.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
A home in Filer City sells for about $128K at the median
For households in Filer City, the share who are owner-occupiers is 80%.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Filer City
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Filer City
About 6 of every 100 Filer City residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Michigan.
100% of working residents leave Filer City for work
Where Filer City’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2021
About Filer City
Census-designated place & unincorporated community in Michigan, United States
Filer City is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Filer Charter Township, Manistee County, Michigan, United States. Its population was 136 as of the 2020 census. The community is located on Manistee Lake just south of Manistee. Filer City has a post office with ZIP code 49634. The post office opened March 10, 1868, was discontinued on April 12, 1871, and reopened on July 13, 1883.
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- Area
- 0.3 sq mi
- Elevation
- 607 ft
- ZIP code
- 49634
Questions about Filer City
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Filer City, MI a good place to live?
Filer City has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.